KDP (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC222795 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£7.24M
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47749SIC 47749
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (70/100).
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Refinance opportunity
17 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 24.6y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
17 charges (17/17 with lender, 17/17 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £221,194
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7.24M | — |
| Gross profit | £2.65M | — |
| Operating profit | £267.0k | — |
| Profit before tax | £221.2k | — |
| Average employees | 6000 | 5000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-11🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-11-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-02🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2022-11-01🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-10-05📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-10-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-08-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-08-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-08-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-08-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-08-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-08-24🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2020-08-24🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2020-08-24🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2020-08-24🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2020-08-24🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2020-08-24🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2020-08-24🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2020-08-24🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2020-08-24🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2018-11-02🔒Charge registered #8Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-11-01🔒Charge registered #13Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-11-01🔒Charge registered #12Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-11-01🔒Charge registered #11Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-11-01🔒Charge registered #10Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-11-01🔒Charge registered #9Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-11-01🔒Charge registered #7Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-10-10➖ARRIS, Fiona resignedsecretary
- 2018-10-10➖ARRIS, Fiona resigneddirector
- 2018-10-10🔒Charge registered #6Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2014-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2014-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2014-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2014-09-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2013-01-18🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2008-05-08➕ARRIS, Fiona appointedsecretary
- 2008-05-08➖RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE resignedcorporate-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Kdp Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Kdp Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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KDP (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
This company · SC222795
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kdp Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/11/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Brian Alexander Arrisceased 12/11/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Fiona Arrisceased 10/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMS RAILTECH LTD→ SC587518 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-09-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Registered office
96 Victoria Road
Torry
Aberdeen
AB11 9DU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
ARRIS, Brian Alexander→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2001-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARRIS, Fiona→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-05-08 · resigned 2018-10-10
ARRIS, Fiona→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-04-19 · resigned 2008-04-04
RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-04 · resigned 2008-05-08
RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-03 · resigned 2002-04-19
ARRIS, Fiona→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2006-01-17 · resigned 2018-10-10
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Mortgages & charges
17
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:17 of 17 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/07/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/06/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/11/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/08/2020 | 02/11/2022 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/11/2018 | 24/08/2020 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/11/2018 | 24/08/2020 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/11/2018 | 24/08/2020 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/11/2018 | 24/08/2020 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/11/2018 | 24/08/2020 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/11/2018 | 24/08/2020 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/11/2018 | 24/08/2020 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/10/2018 | 24/08/2020 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 18/01/2013 | 03/10/2014 | |
| satisfied | Aah Pharmaceuticals and Another Aah Pharmaceuticals LTD and Another | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 14/07/2006 | 03/10/2014 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Standard security | 2 properties | 24/03/2006 | 03/10/2014 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 30/07/2004 | 03/10/2014 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 21/09/2001 | 05/09/2014 |
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Recent filings (119 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-04